I have a 8274 winch I tore apart today because the free spool disengage shaft was not sliding in an out properly. There is a ball and spring that hold the shaft in free spool or power drive. When I pulled the shaft out of the housing that little ball shot across the shop and is now gone forever. After looking for a while with no luck I decided to try the ball lock out of a 1/2" drive extension I had laying around. I cut it out of the extension and installed it in the clutch shaft and it works great!! A much cheaper alternative to buying a new clutch assembly.

The ball and spring are not listed in this blow up but they are located in item number 1 (clutch assembly)

I have a 8274 winch I tore apart today because the free spool disengage shaft was not sliding in an out properly. There is a ball and spring that hold the shaft in free spool or power drive. When I pulled the shaft out of the housing that little ball shot across the shop and is now gone forever. After looking for a while with no luck I decided to try the ball lock out of a 1/2" drive extension I had laying around. I cut it out of the extension and installed it in the clutch shaft and it works great!! A much cheaper alternative to buying a new clutch assembly.

The ball and spring are not listed in this blow up but they are located in item number 1 (clutch assembly)

I just did the same thing you did on my 8274. Currently doing a semi complete rebuild on it and I can't find that bearing anywhere. For what it is costing me to rebuild this winch I could of bought 2 Harbor Freight 9000 lbs...lol